Oman vs South Africa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Oman
0.0509 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2024
Oman rank
102nd
South Africa rank
100th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Oman
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0509 tonnes per person in Oman, a difference of 0.0087 tonnes per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.
Oman ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.9752 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1860s | -0.0402 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1870s | -0.0524 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1880s | -0.0386 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1890s | -0.0407 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1900s | -0.0507 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1910s | -0.128 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1920s | -0.1921 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1930s | -0.2524 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1940s | -0.3156 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.4069 tonnes per person | 6.15 tonnes per person | 6.56 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1960s | -0.3064 tonnes per person | 4.04 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.0192 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0896 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.895 tonnes per person | 0.877 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.056 tonnes per person | 0.1038 tonnes per person | 0.0478 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0547 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Oman or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0509 tonnes per person in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Oman and South Africa?
- 0.0087 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Oman and South Africa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Oman ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.